Roccagorga
Encyclopedia
Roccagorga is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Latina
in the Italian
region Lazio, located about 70 km southeast of Rome
and about 20 km northeast of Latina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,471 and an area of 24.0 km².
Roccagorga borders the following municipalities: Carpineto Romano
, Maenza
, Priverno
, Sezze
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Latina
Province of Latina
The Province of Latina is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Latina.It has an area of 2,251 km², and a total population of 519,850...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lazio, located about 70 km southeast of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and about 20 km northeast of Latina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,471 and an area of 24.0 km².
Roccagorga borders the following municipalities: Carpineto Romano
Carpineto Romano
Carpineto Romano is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 60 km southeast of Rome.It was the birthplace of Pope Leo XIII....
, Maenza
Maenza
Maenza is a comune in the Province of Latina in the Italian region Lazio, located about 70 km southeast of Rome and about 25 km east of Latina....
, Priverno
Priverno
Priverno is a town and comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy.It has a station of the Rome-Naples railway mainline. Nearby is the Monti Lepini chain.-History:...
, Sezze
Sezze
Sezze is a town and comune in the Province of Latina, Italy, about 65 km south of Rome and 10 km from the Mediterranean coast. The historical center of Sezze is located on a high hill commanding the Pontine plain....
.
Main sights
- Hermitage of St. Erasmus.
- Ethnical Museum of the Lepini Mountains.
- Church of St. Leonard and St. Erasmus.
- Baronal Palace.